- Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has been appointed as co-chair of the crucial Immigration Task Force of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
- The aim of the immigration task force is to help in issues like support legislation to protect Dreamers and Temporary Protect Status (TPS) recipients, support comprehensive immigration reform, restore due process for immigrants, promote access to Citizenship and integration of AAPI immigrants among other things.
- Mr. Krishnamoorthi represents Illinois’s 8th congressional district in the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is the Lower House of the U.S. Congress, with the Senate being the Upper House.